• 대한가정학회지
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2010

The purpose of this study was to investigate the basic materials for enhancing the professionalism of 51 infant/toddler teachers through in-depth interview about the actual condition of child care centers. The results were as follows: First, the infant/toddler teachers got less credits of young child care and education subjects than day care teachers did. The current criteria for qualification of infant/toddler teachers was not appropriate for providing the child care services. An efficient and substantial curriculum must be designed to facilitate the day care services for infant/toddler teachers. Second, the infant/toddler teachers recognized that their roles were similar to child care teachers. The curriculum and practice must encourage and nurture the characters, beliefs, and dispositions of infant/toddler teachers. Third, it is necessary to review the various problems to enhance the professionalism of infant/toddler teachers. Several suggestions for enhancing the professionalism are discussed.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.357-368
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• 2012

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of teachers' knowledge of infant development and efficacy of child care on perception of professionalism. The participants of this study were 264 child care teachers who were in charge of infants in child care centers in Gyunggi Province. Instruments to measure teachers' knowledge of infant development, efficacy of child care and perception of professionalism as teachers were used in this study and the data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, the hierarchical regression, and the structural equation model analysis by AMOS. Based on the hierarchical regression, efficacy of child care influenced on perception of professionalism rather than knowledge of infant development. The moderation effect of efficacy of child care existed in the relationship between teachers' knowledge of infant development and perception of professionalism.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.39-56
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 보육직무능력 프로그램의 효과를 검증하는 것이다; 즉 보육시설에서 보육효능감, 교사역할수행, 교사민감성 향상을 위한 교육을 함으로써 보육효능감, 영아교사의 역할수행, 영아의 요구에 대한 교사민감성을 증진시키고자 하는 것이다. 본 연구대상은 정읍시의 44명의 영아담당 보육교사들이다. 이들은 통제집단 22명과 실험집단 22명의 교사로 나뉘어졌다. 교사들은 보육효능감, 교사역할수행, 교사 민감성을 평가하기 위해 사전-사후검사로서 질문지에 응답하였다. 본 연구결과, 보육직무능력 프로그램에 참여한 실험집단의 보육효능감, 교사역할수행, 교사민감성이 통제집단에 비해 유의하게 증진되었다. 결국, 보육효능감, 교사역할수행, 민감성을 향상시키기 위해 수행된 프로그램의 효과가 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.71-95
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• 2009

This study investigated relationships among infant development, teacher's sensitivity, home literacy environment, and infant-teacher interaction in the child care setting. Verbal and behavioral interactions between 30 2-year-old infant-teacher pairs were video-recorded during free play activities; teachers' sensitivity was observed by trained observers; infant development was assessed by teachers; data on the early home literacy environment were gathered through maternal self-reported questionnaires. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-tests, and correlation analyses. Results indicated that boys showed more naming; girls showed more physical contact with teachers. Infants high in overall developmental level showed more behavioral interaction with teachers. Teacher's sensitivity correlated positively with behavioral imitating and negatively with questioning and nodding. Verbal interaction in the home correlated positively with nodding.

• 아동학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.271-283
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• 2008

The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge of infant development of child care teachers, undergraduate students majoring in child development at universities, and the students at child care training centers. A questionnaire was distributed to 126 in-service and 187 pre-service child care teachers. Data were analyzed by t-test, F-test, Correlation. The results showed that the mean scores of subjects on the Knowledge of Infant Development Inventory (KIDI) were relatively low. Among the 3 groups of subjects, child care teachers had the lowest scores on the KIDI. There were individual differences in the knowledge of infant development by school year, the length of work experience, marital status, age of child, attendance at in-service training events, and kind of license.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.41-57
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• 2019

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the moderate effect of the physical environmental-level between infant teachers' positive play beliefs and teacher-infant interaction. Methods: The subjects of this study were 483 teachers in charge of one-year-old and two-year-old infants in child care centers located in metropolitan areas. The data were collected by asking the teachers to respond to a questionnaire and the data collected were analyzed through correlation and hierarchical multi- regression analysis. Results: First, the positive play beliefs of the infant teacher, the physical environment level, and the teacher-infant interaction showed significant proportional correlations. Second, the physical environment level moderated the influence of the teacher's positive play beliefs on teacher-infant interaction. In particular, results showed that functional interior space configuration, outdoor playground composition and facilities among the sub-variables of the physical environment level had a moderating effect. Conclusion/Implications: The results of this study show that teachers with positive play beliefs have positive teacher-infant interaction when there is sufficient space available for infants and teachers. This indicates that the human and physical environments of child care centers can promote teacher-child interaction.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.73-89
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• 2024

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of communication and cooperation between teachers and parents on infant care. Specifically, this study explored the direct effect of teacher-parent partnership on teacher-infant interactions and the indirect effect through teacher sensitivity. Methods: The participants of this study were 216 teachers in charge of infant classes at child care centers located in Gyeonggi-do. They responded to questionnaires on teacher-parent partnership, their sensitivity, and teacher-infant interactions. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results: First, teacher-parent partnership did not have a direct impact on teacher-infant interactions. Second, teacher-parent partnership indirectly influenced teacher-infant interactions through teacher sensitivity. In other words, a high level of teacher-parent partnership was associated with a high level of sensitivity, subsequently resulting in the provision of high-quality interactions for infants. Conclusion/Implications: This study confirmed the role of teacher sensitivity as a mechanism to explain how teacher-parent partnership is linked to teacher-child interactions. The results emphasize the importance of communication and cooperation between teachers and parents in enhancing teachers' sensitivity and, ultimately, providing high-quality child care to infants.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.169-188
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• 2016

The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of religious maturity of Christian teachers in child care centers on teacher-infant interaction, emotional labor and emotional intelligence. The survey was conducted on 173 Christian teachers of early-child classes who work in child care centers in Gyeonggi-do province. For the research analysis, frequency and Cronbach's ${\alpha}$ coefficient were calculated and regression analysis were conducted. The results are as follows. First, the affective and volitional factors from religious maturity of Christian teachers in child care centers have had a positive influence on the overall teacher-infant interaction. Second, the affective factor from religious maturity of Christian teachers in child care centers have had a negative influence on outward behavior, which is the lower variable of emotional work, and a positive influence on inner behavior. Third, the volitional factor from religious maturity of Christian teachers in child care centers have had a positive influence on perception of self-emotions, perception of others' emotion, emotional application, emotional control, and emotional intelligence overall.

• 한국보육지원학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.123-142
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• 2016

본 연구는 영아의 어린이집 이용에 대한 보육교사들의 태도를 탐색하고, 이들의 보육신념을 분석하여 영아무상보육에 대한 보완 및 개선점을 제시하였다. 연구참여자는 영아반 보육교사 26명이며, 자료수집을 위해 개별심층면접을 실시하였다. 연구결과, 영아반 보육교사들은 취업모의 어린이집 이용을 불가피한 것으로 여기지만 전업주부의 어린이집 이용에 대해서는 부정적인 태도를 보였다. 연구참여자들은 영아무상보육 이후 어린이집을 이용하는 영아의 양적팽창과 함께 어머니들이 주양육자로서 수행해야하는 역할을 공보육에 의존하는 경향이 높아졌다고 지적하였다. 보육교사들은 영아기에 적합한 양육환경에 대한 신념을 밝히면서, 영아의 주양육자로서 어머니가 수행해야하는 역할의 중요성을 강조하였다. 또한, 어린이집을 이용하는 어머니와 보육교사 간의 양육 파트너십이 양질의 보육에 필수적임을 설명하고, "제2의 어머니"로서 영아반 보육교사의 정체성을 피력하였다. 본 연구는 영아무상보육 시행 이후 서비스 제공의 핵심 주체인 보육교사들이 보육현장에서 경험한 변화들을 분석함으로써 향후 개선되어야 할 방향을 제시하는 것에 의의가 있다.

• 아동학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2005

Subjects were 78 12- to 35- month old infants, their mothers, and their teachers. Instruments included the Revised Toddler Temperament Questionnaire(Y. H. Choi 1990) and the Assessment Profile for Early Childhood Programs(M. K. Hong 1997; S. K. Kim 1999). There was no significant difference in perceptions of infant temperament between mothers and teachers. Infant-mother interaction differed by infant temperament in that mothers had high scores with easy infants but low scores with difficult children. On the other hand teachers maintained high interactions with difficult infants in the case of infant's rhythmicity. Infant-teacher interaction correlated with such teacher variables as teacher-infant ratio, teachers' academic backgrounds and working hours.